Qualifiers for Pro Tour Magic 2015 in Portland

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Pro Tour Magic 2015 will take place August 1-3, 2014 in Portland, Oregon, USA.

Qualifiers for Pro Tour Magic 2015 start on March 15, 2014, and run until June 1, 2014. Pro Tour Qualifiers offer a Planeswalker Points multiplier of 5x, making them prime opportunities to add to your Planeswalker Point totals. In addition to the invitation to the Pro Tour, the winner of each Pro Tour Qualifier will also receive a bonus of 1,000 Planeswalker Points.

The top 8 finishing players will each receive an exclusive Pro Tour Qualifier Top 8 playmat.

Use the locator above or check the links below to find an event near you that could earn you an invitation to Pro Tour Magic 2015.

If you have won a Qualifier for Pro Tour Magic 2015, information about your travel award can be found here.

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General Eligibility

All players are eligible to play in Qualifiers for Pro Tour Magic 2015 except the following:

Players who have won a Qualifier for Pro Tour Magic 2015

Players that finished in the top 4 of an individual-format Grand Prix with an attendance of 1,199 or fewer participants that offers invitations to Pro Tour Magic 2015

Players that finished in the top 8 of an individual-format Grand Prix with an attendance of 1,200 or more participants that offers invitations to Pro Tour Magic 2015

Players that are members of a top 2 finishing team in a team-format Grand Prix with an attendance of 1,199 or fewer participants that offers invitations to Pro Tour Magic 2015

Players that are members of a top 4 finishing team in a team-format Grand Prix with an attendance of 1,200 or more participants that offers invitations to Pro Tour Magic 2015

Players that finished in the top 25 of Pro Tour Journey into Nyx

Players with a Pro Tour Players Club Platinum level (as of the date of the Pro Tour Qualifier). Exception is made for any qualifier which awards an invitation to a Pro Tour in a future Professional Points Season. In this case only players whose current Professional Points Season point total is currently less than the Platinum level requirement are eligible to participate in a Pro Tour Qualifier.

Tournament Structure

The structure for qualifier tournaments feeding Pro Tour Magic 2015 will be modified Swiss-style, with top players after the Swiss rounds playing in a single-elimination playoff for prizes and invitation(s).

Format

Swiss rounds: Sealed Deck. Single-elimination playoff: Booster Draft.

For Qualifiers held prior to May 2, 2014, 3 Born of the Gods and 3 Theros boosters per player for the Sealed Deck portion, and 1 Born of the Gods and 2 Theros boosters per player, in that order, for the single-elimination playoff booster draft.

For Qualifiers held May 2, 2014 or later, the product used will be 2 Journey into Nyx, 2 Born of the Gods, and 2 Theros boosters per player for the Sealed Deck portion, and 1 Journey into Nyx, 1 Born of the Gods , and 1 Theros booster per player, in that order, for the single-elimination playoff booster draft.

Deck lists are required

Tournament Length

Swiss rounds will each be 50 minutes in length

Single-elimination playoff matches will have no time limit

Number of Swiss rounds based on attendance according to the following chart:

Attendance

Swiss rounds

Playoff

8

3 Rounds (Single-Elimination Playoff only)

None

9 - 16

4 Rounds

Top 8

17 - 32

5 Rounds

Top 8

33 - 64

6 Rounds

Top 8

65 - 128

7 Rounds

Top 8

129 - 226

8 Rounds

Top 8

227 - 409

9 Rounds

Top 8

410 or higher

10 Rounds

Top 8

Advancement

All players may participate in all Swiss rounds.

The top players after the final Swiss round will advance to the single-elimination playoff. The number of players that advanced to the playoff is based on the number of players in the event (see chart above)

Playoff

Playoff matches will be best 2 of 3

Playoff matches will be single-elimination

While there are no time limits in the playoff rounds, players are expected to play at a reasonable pace and finish their matches within 60 minutes

Standings after the Swiss rounds will be used to determine final order in the standings for losing players in the quarterfinal and semifinal playoff rounds.

For the first game of each match in the playoff, the player that finished higher in the Swiss rounds chooses either to play first or to play second. For subsequent games in each playoff match, the usual Play/Draw rule applies (loser of the previous game decides whether to play first in the next game).

Other prizes are determined by the organizer of each event. Contact the organizer for additional details.

Players who have general questions about the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, Wizards of the Coast LLC, the Wizards Play Network, or any Magic: The Gathering Organized Play program should contact Wizards of the Coast as follows:

The players eligible to receive a travel award will receive instructions from Wizards of the Coast regarding whom they must contact and the deadline by which they must arrange their travel awards. Wizards of the Coast will not refund travel made outside this service. Wizards of the Coast reserves the right to award a cash equivalent award in lieu of any travel award in its sole discretion.

All travel itineraries must be from the international airport nearest the player's home and to the host city of the Pro Tour, and must include all the dates of that event. No award will be substituted if member is unable to participate. All other expenses are the responsibility of the member and may include, without limitation, accommodations, ground transportation, taxes, itinerary change fees, passport and visa fees.

This award must be redeemed through member's arrangement of travel itinerary no later than (30) days before departure. Failure to complete travel arrangements as directed by Wizards of the Coast prior to this deadline will result in forfeiture of the award. Every member receiving a travel award must provide to Wizards of the Coast an executed liability release, the appropriate US taxation form (W9 or W8) (or have one on file), current contact information (http://webapp.wizards.com/dcimember/), proof of ID and passport (when required by international destination). In all cases, all such documentation must be provided to Wizards of the Coast, or previously on file, at least thirty (30) days before departure. Failure to timely provide such documentation will result in forfeiture of the award.

Players under the age of eighteen (18) at the time of the Pro Tour will receive a cash equivalent award in lieu of expenses, paid air ticket, and/or hotel accommodations. Such player must still attend, compete, and be listed in the finish of the tournament or forfeit this award.